Channon Hodge

Frustrated with life in New York, Channon Hodge quit her job and packed her bags for southern France, met a French boyfriend and tried to learn the language. It didn’t work out quite as she planned.

After over a year’s delay, Virgin Voyages (of Richard Branson fame) is ready to start officially sailing the Caribbean. Virgin executives hope their ship, the Scarlet Lady, can prove to the world there’s a “new way to cruise.”